German

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Etymology

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Eifer +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯fʁɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯fʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: eif‧rig

Adjective

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eifrig (strong nominative masculine singular eifriger, comparative eifriger, superlative am eifrigsten)

  1. avid, eager, diligent, zealous

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • eifrig” in Duden online
  • eifrig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • eifrig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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